drywall installer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- At heights.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Residential.
- Various locations.
- Work in employer's/client's home.
Tasks:
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster.
- Clean and prepare surfaces.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
- Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife.
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required.
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency.
- Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim.
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces.
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.